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| Identify the FIVE Southern states considered to constituted the Deep South subregion. |
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1. South Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Alabama
4. Mississippi
5. Louisiani |
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| Identify ONE key reason why South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana are considered to be part of the Deep South as opposed to being part of the peripheral South. |
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| Above average African American population. |
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| In the political science literature, in terms of the NUMBER of states and why this particular number of states, "the South" is often defined as ___________. |
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| The 11 states of the old Confederate. |
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| As a follow-up to the questions of the 11 states of the original Confederate, what TWO additional states are sometimes added to the total number of Southern states for cultural/electoral behavioral reasons. |
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| Most states, 34 in fact, routinely hold their gubernatorial elections in what specific election year? Because of this, when will the next gubernatorial electin for these 34 states be held? |
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1. Every even number of non-presidential years
2. Net Gubernatorial Election Year for these 34 states: 2010 |
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| Though they years vary, most states, 48 out of 50, hold gubernatorial elections every two years. Name these two states. |
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| 1. New Hampshire 2. Vermont |
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| Though universal suffrage exists in the United States, states may establish certain conditions that ust be satisfied before one can vote. One common restriction is on prisoners. In fact, 48 of the 50 states prohibit prisoners from voting. However, two states do not. The states of ______ and ______ permit its prisoners to vote if they are otherwise eligible. |
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| Though universal suffrage exists in the United States, states may establish certain conditions that must be satisfied before one can vote. One requirement is voter registration. In fact, 49 of the 50 states require this prior to voting, usually no more than _____ days before an election. However, the state of _____ does no voter registration at all. |
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1. 30 days
2. North Dakota |
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| After voters approved a ballot measure in 1998, _________ became the first in the Union (and currently the only state) to conduct all election by mail. |
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| When voting for president during the Republican Party and Democratic Party nomination phase, states have the ability to decide if they will hold a caucus or a primary or both. Since 1976, Georgia has held a ________ for both parties. |
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When voting for president during the Republican Party and Democratic Party nomination phase, states also have the ability to decide if its caucus or primary will be closed, open, or semi-open. For example, Florida and Louisiana use a closed primary for both parties; South Carolina and Alabama use an open primary. North Carolina uses a semi-open caucus fo rthe Democrats on the same day, while Texas uses only an open primary for the Republicans.
- Identify the format in Georgia. Is it a closed, semi-open, or open caucus/primary? |
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When voting for president during the Republican Party and Democratic Party nomination phase, states also have the ability to decide if its caucus or primary will be closed, open, or semi-open. For example, Florida and Louisiana use a closed primary for both parties; South Carolina and Alabama use an open primary. North Carolina uses a semi-open caucus fo rthe Democrats on the same day, while Texas uses only an open primary for the Republicans.
- Briefly explain how the voting format in Georgia (open primary) is different from the other formats. |
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Open Primary - n open primary is a primary election that does not require voters to be affiliated with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidates
Closed Primary - closed primary is a type of direct primary limited to registered party members who have declared their party affiliation, in order to vote in the election. The closed primary serves to encourage party unity and prevent members of other parties from voting for a candidate they don't support in order to disrupt the election results |
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| Georgia is one of the 49 states that require voter registration. If not already registered, approximatley how many days before an election does an otherwise qualified resident have to register in Georgia before he/she can vote in a particular federal/state election? |
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44. Jungle Primary
45. There are no primary elections for party candidates. All the republicans, democrats, etc are thrown together.
46. It there is not a majority winner, then the top two candidates go on in a runoff election, only against each other. It does not matter what party the top two candidates are. So it is possible to have two democrats or tow republicans competing against each other. |
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| 1. Office Block Ballot 2. Split-Ticket |
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49. Utah
50. Wyoming
51. Alaska
52. Idaho
53. Northeast
54. Arkansas
55-58. Deep South- Alabama Mississippi
Peripheral South States - Texas and Florida |
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59. Mississippi or Alabama
60. Arkansas or Louisiana
61. This better performance is because of the increase in minoirty voters. The white vote only went up by 1%.
62. 2002
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